Jacksonville FL

All eastbound lanes on Beach Blvd at St. Johns Bluff Rd are shut down until further notice due to an accident with injuries, says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO).

A Clay County woman was recently scammed out of over $46,000 by a fraudster posing as a federal employee.

A Jacksonville family experienced a harrowing ordeal yesterday evening when a teen accidentally discharged a gun, injuring his 12-year-old brother. According to ActionNewsJax, the incident occurred at around 5:45 PM on Galapagos Avenue South in the Wonderwood area. The younger child suffered a gunshot wound to the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville barber plans to share his skills for free to help the next generation of hairstylists. Imsety Aten-Re is hosting a barber training event, called the “Top Tier for Life Youth Barber Bootcamp,” at Neighborhood Heroes Barbershop at 586 Edgewood Ave. S from Aug. 3-5. The clinics...

Ever had one of those seafood moments that makes you want to high-five a stranger?. That’s the everyday magic happening at Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The bright blue roof of Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant appears like a maritime beacon along the Atlantic Beach shoreline, promising...

On Saturday night, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers dispersed a crowd of approximately 600 to 700 juveniles near Friendship Fountain on the Southbank. JSO had been monitoring planned “takeover” events circulating on social media, where organizers attempted to use multiple locations to avoid detection. Officers...

Planned mob-like gatherings of young people have become disruptive and sometimes violent, but local authorities have been proactive and responsive like Saturday night, July 26, in downtown Jacksonville. Officers dispersed a crowd of about 600 to 700 juveniles on the city’s Southbank near Friendship Fountain,...

The Florida Theatre in Jacksonville has been awarded the “Outstanding Historic Theatre Award” by the League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) at an awards banquet on July 20th.

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. – Two days after tragedy struck, Melanie Russo is still struggling to process the loss of her younger brother, Christopher—known as “Chris” to his loved ones. “This is not real,” Russo said, recalling the moment she learned of the shooting that took her...

Five people were shot overnight , one dead, in a span of 6½ hours across Jacksonville, according to the Sheriff's Office. The fatality puts the city unofficially at 62 homicides compared to 49 at this time last year when the killings dropped extraordinarily, Times-Union records show. (The T-U's numbers are higher...